Index: runs.scm
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--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -1743,10 +1743,15 @@
 
 ;; parent-test is there as a placeholder for when parent-tests can be run as a setup step
 ;;
 (define (run:test run-id run-info keyvals runname test-record flags parent-test test-registry all-tests-registry)
   ;; All these vars might be referenced by the testconfig file reader
+  ;; 
+  ;; NEED to reprocess testconfig here, ensuring that item variables are available.
+  ;; This is for Tal's issue with item-specific env vars not being set for use in skip.
+  ;; HSD https://hsdes.intel.com/appstore/icf/index.html#/article?articleId=1408763273
+  ;;
   (let* ((test-name    (tests:testqueue-get-testname   test-record))
 	 (test-waitons (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
 	 (test-conf    (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
 	 (itemdat      (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))
 	 (test-path    (hash-table-ref all-tests-registry test-name)) ;; (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)) ;; could use tests:get-testconfig here ...